ZyXEL Communications WSQ50 - Page 11

Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Multy WiFi System
Multy WiFi System User’s Guide
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Assigned Roles in a Mesh Network
The next table shows which Multy Devices you can use as extender Multys for a given primary Multy.
Assigned Roles in the Zyxel Multy App
The following table shows the role of router and extender of the Multy Device in the Zyxel Multy app.
Primary Multy
The primary Multy functions as a network controller to coordinate and optimize WiFi activity In the Mesh
network. The controller collects Channel Availability Check responses and scan reports from the
Extender Multy. Then, the controller selects the best channel and the final optimized topology based on
the current situation.
The Mesh network uses AP steering and Band steering mechanisms to improve WiFi performance.
AP steering allows WiFi clients to roam seamlessly in a Mesh network. Band steering allows 2.4 GHz / 5
GHz dual-band WiFi clients to move from one band to another less busy band. For AP steering to work,
the controller and the devices in the Mesh network must use the same SSID and password. For band
steering to work, the SSIDs and passwords of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz must be identical.
See Section 1.2.2 on page 12 and Section 1.2.3 on page 13 for more information. The controller
synchronizes the SSIDs and passwords during auto-configuration.
Table 3 The Assigned Roles in a Mesh Network
EXTENDER MULTY
MULTY PLUS
(WSQ60)
MULTY X
(WSQ50)
MULTY
MINI
(WSQ20)
MULTY U
(WSR30)
MULTY
M1
(WSM20)
MULTY
M6E
(WSQ65)
PRIMARY
MULTY
Multy Plus
(WSQ60)
YES NO NO NO NO NO
Multy X
(WSQ50)
NO YES YES NO NO NO
Multy U
(WSR30)
NO NO NO YES NO NO
Multy M1
(WSM20)
NO NO NO NO YES NO
Multy M6E
(WSQ65)
NO NO NO NO NO YES
Table 4 The Assigned Roles in the Zyxel Multy App
MULTY PLUS
(WSQ60)
MULTY X
(WSQ50)
MULTY MINI
(WSQ20)
MULTY U
(WSR30)
MULTY M1
(WSM20)
MULTY M6E
(WSQ65)
Router Name
in the app
Primary Multy Primary Multy Primary Multy Primary Multy Multy Router Primary
Router
Extender
Name in the
app
Extender Multy Extender Multy Extender Multy Extender
Multy
Satellite Satellite